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Strings Attached is a 1999 novel by Gay Walley. It is the author's first novel. It was published by University Press of Mississippi. The book was a finalist for the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Prize.

Reception

The New York Times Book Review said the book's non-linear narrative "offers possibilities for the evocation of a ravaged psyche, yet in this novel the result is an almost complete lack of narrative tension. The sequencing reflects neither chronology nor emotional logic". Library Journal said it possessed "memorable style and strong character development weave a heartfelt story that will be remembered by all readers". Booklist said it is a "curious book to read – satisfying, certainly, for the evocative quality of the writing but unsatisfying in what is left out of the story. However, this book is well worth reading".

Publishers Weekly found it "heavy-handed" whereas Kirkus Reviews said it was "intelligent and uncommonly sensitive".

References

1. ^ Berona 1999.
2. Diehl 1999.
3. Hoover 1999.
4. PW 1999.
5. Kirkus 1999.

Sources

• "Strings Attached", Publishers Weekly (book review), November 1999
• "Strings Attached", Kirkus Reviews (book review), September 15, 1999
• Diehl, Margaret (November 14, 1999), "Drinking Buddy: In a first novel a woman recalls her alcoholic father and how she grew up to be like him.", The New York Times Book Review, p. 37
• Berona, David A. (October 15, 1999), "Strings Attached", Library Journal (book review), vol. 124, no. 17, p. 109
• Hoover, Danise (November 15, 1999), "Strings Attached", Booklist (book review), vol. 96, no. 6, p. 606

• 1999 American novels
• 1999 debut novels
• Novels about alcoholism